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In the last 24 hours, Donald Trump has focused on tying Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to the rise of the Islamic State. In Fort Lauderdale last night, the GOP nominee referred to Obama as the “founder” of the terrorist organization. The Clinton campaign dismissed the comments as more trash talk and blasted Trump’s economic proposals, calling them “fearful” and “outlandish.”

With 12 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Miami-Dade County, officials are asking residents to take part in mosquito-prevention efforts, including draining standing water and wearing insect repellent. Gwen Ifill speaks with Alina Hudak, Deputy Mayor of Miami-Dade County, for details on the identified cases, what containment measures are being utilized and the “many unknowns” about the disease.

President Obama offered a strong rebuke to the Republican candidate hoping to succeed him as president, just days after Donald Trump criticized the family of a Muslim-America soldier who died in Iraq. "I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president," Obama said. "He keeps on proving it."

After more than 20 years in the public spotlight, everyone has an opinion about Hillary Clinton, who officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president at the DNC in Philadelphia. We asked locals in the city of brotherly love to describe Clinton in one word. What would you say? Share your answer on Twitter #16for2016.

We at the PBS NewsHour and Washington Week lost our dear colleague, Gwen Ifill, to cancer on Monday. During her life, she often was called upon to discuss journalism, barriers and how to burst through them, and sometimes just react to something fun.

Gwen Ifill was moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and co-anchor and managing editor of the "PBS NewsHour." The best-selling author of "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," Gwen covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated two vice presidential debates.